Submissions
If you entered any of our previous contests, you can check the status of your submission by logging into your Submittable account.
Submissions for the 2025 Video contest are open NOW from July 19 – August 31, 2025.
Button Poetry accepts videos of original poetry once a year. Winners of Button’s annual video contest win an honorarium in addition to being featured alongside runners-up across Button’s social media. More questions? View the Video contest FAQ.
Button Poetry First Book Contest
The 2025 First Book Contest is now closed.
2026 Submissions will open April 15.
The Fiction Contest is now closed.
The 2024 Chapbook Contest is now closed.
2025 submissions will open November 14.
2025 National Poetry Month Short Form Contest is now closed.